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List Of Highest-grossing Indian Films

This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates. Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century. As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened. During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections.

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This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates.[1]

Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century.[2] As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened.[3] During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections.[4]

Global gross figures

The following list shows India's top 25 highest-grossing films, which include films from all the Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The following list of films is sorted in terms of Indian rupees. Currency conversions to US dollars are also given as reference points, but may not be consistent, as the dollar-rupee exchange rate has varied over time,[6] from 48 rupees per dollar in 2009[7] to over 65 rupees per dollar in 2017.[8]

Highest-grossing opening weekends

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Highest-grossing franchises and film series

The Khiladi franchise was the first film franchise to gross over ₹100crore, followed by the Krrish film series. Baahubali is the first franchise to collect over ₹1,000crore at the box office, and the only franchise where both its films have grossed more than ₹500crore worldwide.

indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 15 February 2019.

↑ It has been difficult to pinpoint exact figures, due to irregularities between the film's reported box office gross for China and inconsistent currency conversions. The general consensus of sources is that the film has grossed more than ₹2,000 crore worldwide.[9][10][11][12]

↑ Box office gross values of ₹600–675 crore were reported for Kabali in the first 13 days by several organisations including Financial Express and Indian Express,[131][132] which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.[133]International Business Times (IBT) and Firstpost criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of ₹200 crore,[134] being factored into the box office sales totals.[133]Firstpost wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali’s collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."[134] IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around ₹350 crore (US$52.09 million).[135] Figures given in December 2016 by Financial Express indicated an estimated domestic gross of ₹215 crore and an overseas gross of ₹262 crore, which total ₹477 crore.[136] A figure of USD$77 million given by Forbes in May 2017 converted to approximately ₹493–499 crore.[137] According to International Business Times in October 2017, Kabali's final worldwide gross was around ₹286 crore (US$40million).[138]

↑ Mera Naam Joker in the Soviet Union – Released in three parts, with the first part drawing 29million admissions, the second part 22.6million, and the final part 21.5million, adding up to 73.1million admissions.[200] This was equivalent to approximately 18.28million Soviet rubles[170] ($22.13 million,[201]₹16.81 crore)[202] at the time, or $133 million (₹846 crore) adjusted for inflation in 2017.

↑ Jagir in Soviet Union – 38million admissions.[181] This was equivalent to approximately 19million Soviet rubles[223] ($28.01 million,[168]₹353.23 million)[224] in 1986, or $64 million (₹4.102 billion) adjusted for inflation in 2017.

Note: 1984's highest-grossing film at the domestic Indian box office was Tohfa, which grossed ₹9 crore in India.[225]